Cigar-wrapper-cutting machine.



Nn. 673,252. Patnted Apr. 30, 190|. w. S. GLEIM.

CIGAR WRAFPER CUTTINGMACHINE.

(Appnc/ion med oet. 29, 1900.)

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No. 673,252. Patented Apr. 30, |901.

W. S. GLEIM.

GIGAB WRAPPEB CUTTING MACHINE,

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CIGAR-WRAPPER-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0i' Letters Patent N0. 673,252, dated April 30, 1901.

Application led October 29, 1900. .Serial No. 34,792. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. GLEIM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, (whose post-office address is No. 23 East Orange street, Lancaster, Penusylvania,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Wrapper-Cutting Machines Having an Automatically Appearing and Disappearing Knife or Die; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the-same.

This invention relates to improvements in a cigar-wrap per-cutti ng machine of that class in which the leaf is held in place on the bunchrolling plate by suction and in which a roller in passing over a die cuts the required wrapper from said leaf.

The object of the invention is the construction of a machine simple in mechanism that will automatically raise the cutting-die above the surface of the rolling-plate and when the wrapper is cut again automatically drop said die below said surface, leaving it smooth or even to prevent injury to the bunch and without the special attention of the operator. l

The elements of the invention will severally and at large appear in the following description, and they will be separately and combinedly set forth or pointed out in the appended claims.

The purposes of the invention are attained by the mechanism and devices and means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, with similar reference characters to designate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure l is aplan of a wrapper-cutting machine embodying the elements of the invention, showing the parts in the positions they appear when the leaf is applied and the bunch rolled; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line a: a: in Fig. l, with a dotted line showing the position of the upper end of the die when the wrapper is being out; Fig. 3, a vertical transverse section taken on the line z a in Fig. 1, with the die in its raised position and the roller at the center thereof; Fig. 4, a view from the right of Fig. 3, with portions removed for want of room in the drawings and the cutting-die appearing in full length; Fig. 5, a plan of the exhaustchamber with a perforated platen and detached from Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a plan of the wrapper-cutting die also detached from Fig. 4; Fig. 62a sectional elevation of a portion of said die, showing the upper cutting edge thereof; Fig. 7, a plan of the main supporting-plate, likewise detached from Fig. 4, Wit-l1 dotted lines showing the position of the exhaust-chamber thereon; Fig. S, a plan of the die supporting or carrying plate as it appears when completed and detached from Fig. 3, with dotted lines showing the position of the wrapper-cutting die thereon, and Fig. 9 a plan of the portion comprehended by the line y y y in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, A designates the entire machine, appearing in position through an opening in the top l, a part only being shown, of a cigar-makers table or work-bench of any well-known construction. The supportingbase of the machine is a main or bed plate A', having horizontally-extending end arms a, with their outer ends turned up into ears or hangers aj, having at their upper ends outwardly-projecting lips a2, extending inwardly toward each other to form Hangeplates a8, with screw-threaded orilices a4 in their tops, and on the under sides of these arms a, being practically in continuation of the ears a', are downwardly-projecting lugs or hangers a5, while therethrough in the body of the plate, somewhat centrally located, is formed a prescribed aperture a6, surrounded on the under side of the plate by a boss al, having at prescribed points through its body screw-threaded orifices a8, and at equal distances from the, aperture a6, on the longitudinal center line thereof, the plate is also provided with orifices a9. (See Fig. 7 When this plate is placed in position on the workbench, its body is passed through the opening therein, with the outer edges of the hangers o. engaging against the vertical walls 2 of said bench-top and the lips a engaging or resting on its top, and to the under side of this plate, against the boss a7, is rigidly secured, as by screws 3, the adjacent end of a line 4 of exhaust-tubing well known to the trade, whereby the required suction through IOO the perforated platen is produced'in the ordinary way. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 4.) Y

The exhaust-chamber of this invention is practically an inverted cup or vessel B, having a vertical wall b, of the required height, with its outer surface, in horizontal contour, formed in the shape of the desired wrapper, and the top b of this cup or vessel, corresponding in contour with the contour of said wall, constitutes the required platen, containing the required or desired number of air apertures or vents b2 and at prescribed points the countersunk orifices or holes b3. This chamber being placed over -the aperture a6 in the plate A and in the oblong position indicated by the dotted lines surrounding said aperture is rigidly secured in place to said plate by taper-headed bolts B', passed through the holes b3 of the platen and through the orifices a9 of the plate, with nuts b4 screwed home against the bottom of the plate. (See Figs. 1 to 5 and 7.) Above this plate A' isarran ged a wrapper-cutting-die-carrying plate C, having arms c, with ,upwardly-rounding ears c and an oblong aperture c2 through its body, said aperture admitting the exhaust-chamber B, with its edge c? freely engaging against the outer surface of the wall b of said chamber,

and the plate is provided at prescribed points with screw-threaded orifices c4. (See Fig. 8,

also Figs. 2 and 3.) On this carrying-plate is arranged the wrapper-cutting die D, consistingvof a .vertical wall d, having the required height and surrounding the vertical wall b of theexhaust-chamber B, against the outer surface of which its inner surface engages, and having its upper edge sharpened,y

from the inner surface downwardly and out- I wardly sloping. (Best shown in the sectional elevation in Fig. 6.). At the foot of this wall d, projecting from theends thereof,are flange therethrough orifices d2 d2 and screw-threadedorices d3, arranged in pairs in eachlug. This die is placed in position on the carryingplate C, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 8,k and in the orifices d3 of its lugs` d are set-screws d4, which` screws by engagingv on said carrying-plate serve to adjust said die as to height, bringing its cutting edge to the required point, while screws d5 through its orifices d2 and in they orifices c4 serveto rigidly secure said die andy carrying-plate together., lt will here be observed that theexhasst-chamber B serves to guide the wrapper-cutting die D and its ca-rrying-plate C in: their up-and-down motions.

The carrying-plate C, carrying thefwrapper-cutting die D,v is given the required upand-down motion by a toggle-joint rack E,

These members have each` a. pair of lever-arms. e and a pair of lever-arms e. The arm-s e have their upperends pivoted to the respective end earsA c of said plate by means of rods e2, passing through said ears and, ends, and their lower ends pivoted to the upper ends of the respective'leverarms e by means of rods e3, passing through said ends, placed side by side for the purpose. The latter arms e are somewhat centrally pivoted to the lower ends of the hangers a5 of the bed-plate A by rods e4, passing therethrough and through said hangers, and they have their lower ends in the respective yend pairs `joined by rods c5, passing through said lower ends, while the rearward arms of the respective end pairs have their lower ends joined by a connecting-rod E', said connecting-rod having its ends adjacent to said rearward arms also pivoted on said rods e5, with pins through the respective rods or nuts thereon completing the pivot-joints. One of the rear arms e, preferably the one at the lefthand end of the machine, is downwardly extended into au arm e, on which a. weightblock E2, provided with a set-screw e7, is sleeved, said weight serving tohold the arms e and e in vertical prolongation and the setscrew e7 serving to hold the weight in any adi justed position, and the connecting-rod E at a prescribed: point is. provided with a lug or sidewise-eXtendin-g finger E3, adapted to be engaged by a lever, yet to be described,.where by the toggle-joint rack E istripped and the Weight E2 adjusted. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 4.)

. It wil-l here be remarked that the joints formed by the rods c3, pivoting the adjacent ends of the arms e and e together, constitute thetoggle-joints proper of the invention and that l the distances from said joints to wheresaid i arms e and e' are pivoted, respectively, to the f carrier and bed platesare preferably equal in length.

On top of the flange-plates 0.3 of the bedplate A,which project above thework-bench, Fig. 2 is placed afiat or leveLplate F and `se- ,curedA in vplace by screws f, passing thereplatesor lugs d, having at approved points through and in to theoriiic'es a4 ofsaid Hangeplatesias, and it is somewhat centrally prol vided with an oblong aperture f', corresponding-in contou-t` with the horizontal contour of the perforated platen b',aroundwhich itleaves ankv open space or slot f2 for the free passage gof the wrapper-cutting die in its appearing and disappearing motions. 2 platen b' having theirV top surfacesy in the same ihorizontal, plane constitute the level` or even This pla-te F and rolling board or table of the invention. The

y pla-,te F may also have a downwardly-project in-g flange or lipj'3 to meet the top-of the work- `bench, closing any opening that may otherwise occur therebetween. ipoin-t near the left-hand end of the machine {and' rigidly secured` tov the top of the plate F {isan approved block F with atop recess f4. (See-Figs. l, 2 3, and 4.),

comprising two members, one being arranged j l at each endof the machine.

At a. prescribed On. the rearward side of the machine is a 1 bracket G of approved dimensions and pref- IOO IIO

or from left to right of the machine and returning is a lever G', also of approved dimensions, being the actuating-lever before inentioned. This lever is provided near its lower end with an oblong slot g2, through which a bolt G2, after passing through the apeX of the V, with a washer and nut gs on its threaded end, serves to pivot or fulcrum said lever in place, said slot allowing freedom of up-anddown motion to the lever on said fulcrum or pivot-bolt. At the prescribed point above the table-top the lever is provided with a forwardly-projecting shaft g4, having journaled on its spindle end a roller G3, while a washer and pin g5 serve to secure the rollerin place, said roller being adapted to roll over the wrapper-cutting die, thereby cutting the required wrapper. Above this roller the upper end of the lever is provided with a forwardlvprojecting arm gs, having at its forward end an upwardly-projecting bulb or ball gl', constituting a hand-grip, whereby said lever is moved from left to right over the tabletop and returned, the shaft g4 by engaging in the top recess f4 securing the lever in the left-hand position, and the body of the lever by engaging against the linger E3 of the connecting-rod E' trips the togglejoint rack E, thereby raising the weight E2 and dropping the cuttingdie D belowthe rolling-surface. Lengthwise of the lever on its rearward face is a projecting rib g8, having therethrough at the required point an oblong slot gg, through which an approved strip or bar G4, with its ends secured to the machine by the topmost bolts g', before mentioned, serves to guide or steady said lever in its forward and return motions, the slot allowing it freedom of upand-down motion on said bar. (See Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4.)

It will here be remarked that this machine may be built to be operated left-handed as readily as the right-handed` one here shown and described by changing the weight E2 and the stop-block F' from the left to the right hand end of the machine and by turning the connecting-rod E' with the finger E3 over end for end on the pivot-rods e5; but the cuttingdie and the exhaust-chamber will have to be constructed accordingly, making the righthand end of the machine the resting and starting point of the actuating-lever G', all without involving any new features or departing from the spirit of the invention.

Now the several parts hereinbefore described and occupying the respective position indicated in the drawings, their operation clearly shows the following results: First, a leaf of tobacco having been laid on or over the perforated platen b' will be held in place thereon by atmospheric pressure induced by the usual means through the line of tubing 4; second, the handle g7 on the arm g6 of the lever G', carrying the roller G5, being moved forward removes the pressure against the finger E3 on the connecting-rod E' from said finger, releasing the toggle-joint rack with the arm e6, carrying the weight E2, being held in raised position with the carrying-plate C and the cutting-die D lowered; third, on the instant said pressure is removed said weight will drop and throw the toggle-joint leverf arms e e' in vertical lines, raising said carrying-plate, and with it said die, to the desired point,and this before said roller in its forward course reaches the die, over the entire length of which the roller is passed and returned to the starting-point; fourth, the passage of the roller to and fro over the die cuts the wrapper from said leaf, and on the return trip the lever G', engaging against the finger E3, throws said lever-arms e e' out of said vertical lines, raising the weight E2, dropping the carrying-plate C, and drawing the die D below the surface,leaving said surface smooth or even for the rolling of the bunch, which is then rolled, and, fifth, this alternate raising and dropping of the die, its appearing and disappearing during the forward and return motions of said lever G', and induced by its separating from and contacting with said iinger Esproving said appearing and disappearing of said die to be automatically resultant.

It is admitted to be old to form the upper part of a cigar-wrapper cutter into a table upon which cigars are rolled. No claim is therefore made, broadly, to the table; but

What is considered new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

l. In a wrapper-cutting machine, a supporting bedplate with end extending arms having upwardly-projecting ears and downwardly-projecting lugs or ears, with an eX- haust-aperture practically at its center, and an orifice longitudinally on each side of said aperture, with flange-plates at the upper ends of said former ears, and end projecting lips at the outer edges of said iiange-plates, substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

2. In a wrapper-cutting machine having a supporting bed-plate with an eXhaust-aperture in its body, an exhaust-chamber arranged over said aperture, with means provided to exhaust the air therefrom, said chamber having a vertical wall surrounding the air-aperture and a perforated platen integral with the upper edge of the wall, with bolts passing through the platen and bed-plate and nuts screwed home on the threaded ends of the bolts securing the chamber in place, with the outer surface of said wall and the peripheral edge of said platen conforming to the shape of the wrapper to be cut, substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

3. In a wrapper-cutting machine having a supporting bed-plate with an exhaust-chamber mounted thereon, a die-carrying plate arranged above said bed-plate, said carryingplate having an aperture corresponding in contour with the contour of the outer surface of the wall of said chamber, and having end extending arms with upwardly projecting IOO pivoting-ears at the outer ends of said arms, with means provided, such as the toggle-j oint rack E with the weight E2 and the roller-earrying vibratory lever-arm G, to automatically raise and lower said carrying-plate, substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

4. In a wrapper-cutting machine having a supporting bed-plate, an exhaust-chamber Ymounted thereon, with means provided to exhaust air from the chamber, and a die-carry ing plate arranged above the bed-plate with automatic means provided to raise and lower the carrying-plate, a wrapper-cutting die mounted thereon, said die having a vertical wall of the required height and corresponding in horizontal contour with the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust-chamber, said wall having end projecting lugs with set-screws therethrough to adjust the cutting edge, and with tap-screws therethrough and through the carrying-plate to secure the die in place, substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

5. In a wrapper-cutting machine having a supporting bed-plate with an exhaust-chamber mounted thereon and means provided for exhausting air therefrom, and a die-carrying plate arranged above said bed plate and around said exhaust-chamber with a wrappercutting die surrounding the exhaust-chamber and adjustably secured to said carrying-plate, said bed-plate having at each end thereof a pair of depending pivot-hangers and the carrying-plate at each end thereof a pair of upwardly-proj ectin g pivotin gears, a toggle-j oint rack comprising two members, each member having a pair of arms with their upper ends pivoted to theears of the carrying-plate, and a pair of arms having their upper ends pivoted to the lower ends of said former arms, said latter arms being somewhat centrally pivoted to the hangers of the bed-plate, with rods joining their lower ends in the end members of said rack, and a connecting-rod with its extremities pivoted onto said joining rods to pivotally join said end members, and a prolongation of one of said latter arms with a weight adjustably sleeved thereon to hold the arms of said members normally in vertical alinement, and a finger or lug projecting from said connect-ingerod with means pro; vided, such as a swinging lever, to engage against said finger or lug, and thereby raise said weight and break said alinement, all substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

6. In a wrapper-cutting machine having a supporting bed-plate, an exhaust-chamber mounted thereon with means provided to eX- haust air therefrom, a die-carrying plate arranged above the bed-plate and around the exhaust-chamber with a wrapper-cutting die surrounding said exhaust-chamber and adjustably secured to the carrying-plate, said bed-plate having at each endV a pair of de pending hangers and upwardly extending arms and said carrying-plate at each end a pair of upwardly-projecting ears, a togglejoint rack with end membersv respectively pivoted to said hangers and ears, with a con necting-rod pivotally joining the end members and an adjustable weight carried by one of said members, and a finger projecting from a side of said connecting-rod adjacent to one end thereof, a depending preferably V-shaped bracket with the free ends of its side bars rigidly secured to the rearward side of the bed-plate and a rearwardly-projecting pivotstud adjacent to the apex thereof, and an oscillatorylever-arm with its lower end loosely pivoted onto said stud and having limited freedom of motion up and down thereon, and having at its upper end a forwardly-projecting arm with a hand-grip to oscillate or vibratey the same, said lever-arm having a forwardly-projecting stud with a journal-spindle extending over said wrapper-cutting die, with a roller journaled on said spindle to engage on the cutting edge of the die, and said leverarm in its vibrations to engage against said projecting finger, with a bar provided to guide the lever-arm in its sidewise to-and-fro or vibratory motions,al1 substantially as described and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM S. GLEIM. 

